CNS Canada — A rise in prices for soybeans and other crops could make fertilizer more expensive in the coming months, according to a major player in the industry. In […] Read more
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Fertilizer prices look to rise by late summer
Klassen: Drop in fed cattle prices weighs on feeder complex
Alberta fed cattle prices dropped sharply last week, with dressed sales falling $10 to $20 from seven days earlier. Despite the weakening Canadian dollar, wholesale beef prices also fell US$10/cwt […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle hit 3-1/2 week high on cash gains
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures jumped as much as two per cent to the highest levels in nearly a month on Monday, lifted by gains in the […] Read more
Canada, U.S. to collaborate on food safety controls
Food safety officials in Canada and the U.S. have formally recognized each other’s respective food safety controls under a cross-border co-operation pact. The two countries last week announced their new […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn falls two per cent ahead of monthly USDA report
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell about two per cent on Monday to the lowest level since mid-April, pressured by broad weakness in commodities and positioning a day […] Read more
Prairie spring wheat bids rise with dry weather
CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada improved during the week ended Friday, with prices receiving support from dry weather conditions in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Weakness in […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb for sixth straight session
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday stretched their consecutive win streak to six sessions, helped by optimism for cash prices by late afternoon that […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy surges as export hopes rise
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean, corn and wheat futures rose on Friday on bargain buying after all three commodities posted sharp declines on Thursday. Soybeans led the gains, with […] Read more
Glencore in talks to sell further stake in ag unit
London | Reuters — Commodity trader and miner Glencore is in talks to sell a further 9.9 per cent stake in its agricultural unit, negotiating with bidders that missed out […] Read more
StatsCan report confirms tightening canola, wheat supplies
CNS Canada — Canadian canola and wheat supplies are much tighter heading into the final months of the 2015-16 crop year than they were at the same point a year […] Read more
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